Blind taste

la Pena azul alameda, ca

Fairly thick and viscous in the mouth but not overly sweet. All agave in the mouth. The tasting was from a bottle of Lot 001 from Jan. 2007 and has held up remarkably well for a bottle that is 10 years old and open for a couple of those years. This brand predates Ocho in being made at NOM 1474 which in reality is NOM 1139 La Alteña and made by Carlos Camarena.

Green nose before it opens and sweet in the mouth.

As soon as I popped the cork, got great old school tequila notes on the nose. As it sat in the glass, aroma got weak but the flavor was a blast of agave along with vegetal notes. The finish was short but pleasant. Empty glass had some malolactic notes and a touch of mint which I like. Got a few floaties in my bottle. BLA-001 is the only identifier I could find. Might've been the first batch.

On 01/11/2022 Got a bottle labeled BLA-02 14/12/06 Sweet Heat Easy sipping

Was really stoked to find this, since I thought it was no longer available in Alberta. I love the Reposado, but I have to say that I’m not much impressed with this expression. It’s smooth with just a little heat on the finish, but so otherwise nondescript it’s almost difficult to find further adjectives for. Almost tastes triple distilled. Not much agave, citrus, pepper, fruit - I think this stuff’s going in margaritas.

lot 2, found a few and tried 1. lots of agave flavor with a fairly long finish. pick up slight mint and cooked agave on the nose. great value

A little bit harsh at the end

Nose was not very strong. A little bit of a harsh finish.